'Far from perfect' Britney Spears ready to bounce back
Dwayne Jenkings  |  by www.detnews.com. All rights reserved. 11.01 | 17:37

Dita Von Teese is reportedly filing for divorce from Marilyn Manson. Britney Spears is ready to make a comeback, y'all. (Does she realize that means she actually has to go away first?

) In a statement posted on her Web site, Spears -- easily one of the world's most scrutinized celebs -- says she looks forward "to coming back this year bigger and better than ever," and also to "reaching out to my fans on a more personal level." (After those underwear-less photos surfaced on the 'Net last year, Newsmakers shudders to think how much more personal Ms. Spears can get.

) In the letter, Spears calls out the media for criticizing her every move, but also acknowledges some of those moves have been questionable ("I know I've been far from perfect," she writes). Most of all, she says she's excited to get back to what it's all about: The music. Wait, has it ever been about the music with Britney?


Original "Survivor" Richard Hatch , who was convicted of tax evasion charges last year, is now claiming, via his lawyer, that "Survivor" producers promised to pay the taxes on his earnings in exchange for his silence after he caught them smuggling food to other contestants while the show was taping. What Hatch probably didn't realize is those dudes would have said anything to get Hatch's naked behind away from them as quickly as possible.
The "sin" can finally return to Sin City now that a closing date has been announced for Celine Dion's seemingly never-ending engagement at Las Vegas' Caesar's Palace.

The Grammy winner's "A New Day" will close Dec. 15, 2007, after a five-year run, the Associated Press reports. Some 2.

5 million people thus far have attended the show, which was housed in a $95 million theater built exclusively for the production. While "A New Day" did successfully manage to keep Dion in one location -- what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, after all -- once Dion's dates come to a close, she'll be free to once again wander our nation's arenas and amphitheaters. Consider yourself warned.

Tickets for the show's final dates go on sale March 1.

  • Tim McGraw and Faith Hill -- country music's most sickeningly in-love tandem -- will appear together on two songs on McGraw's upcoming album, "Let it Go." The album, McGraw's first in three years, is due March 27, Billboard reports.


  • Dita Von Teese is filing for divorce from her husband of one year, Marilyn Manson , the New York Post's Page Six reports. Hate to say we told you so, but odds are somebody must've told Von Teese marrying Marilyn Manson wasn't the best idea in the world.
  • You had me at Mr.

    Peepers: "SNL" vet Chris Kattan is engaged to model Sunshine Tutt , according to his spokesperson.
    By Adam Graham, compiled from a variety of news sources
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